Life-saving suit.



(L B. CHEEK.

LIFE SAVING SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.28i 1915.

5. ,W3 1A1 Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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C. B. CHEEK.

LIFE SAVING SUN.

APPLICATION FILED Bic-J28. 1915. L L4fi Patented Apr. 3, 19H.

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CARL B. CHEEK, F ENTERPRISE, IOWA.

LIFE-SAVING surr.

Application filed December 28, 1915. Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL B. CHEER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Enterprise, in the county of Polk and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Saving Suits, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to certain new and useful improvements inlife saving suits, and has for its primary object the provision'of asuit which will be constructed in such manner and formed of suchmaterial as to be water proof and enable the party wearing the same tofloat in water an unlimited number of hours. The invention has foranother object the provision of a suit of this character which will beof. such construction that it maybe readily secured in position andfastened upon a party before entering the water, the suit beingprotected at its seams to prevent entrance of the water.

The invention has for another object the provision of a suit of thischaracter which will be of such construction that it may be readilyadjusted and securely fastened around the neck and limbs of the wearer.

The invention has for a further object the provision of a suit of thischaracter includ ing inflated members at tions of the suit, and meansfor supporting a life belt around the waist of the wearer With the aboveand other objects in view, the invention resides in the novelconstruction, combination, anolarrangement of parts as hereinafter setforth in the specification, pointed out in the claims, and shown in thedrawings, in which Figire 1 is an elevation of the complete suit withthe outer section of the front partially closed;

Fig. 2 is a transvei on the plane of line Fig. is a transv tronsubstantially on the plane of line o-3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary detail view showing the lower portion of thetongue for the front of the suit.

Fig.5 is a cross sectional view on the line 5-5 of one of the provedsuit.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1designates the body of the suit having sleeves 2 projecting from itssection substantially 2 of Fig. 1;

Specification of Letters Patent.

predetermined porcured upon .the outer face of the leg portions of theimfeet to the knees to make the device comfortable. Suitable tongues 9aresecured to the divided portions of the.

legs 5 to prevent water from entering the suit at this point. It willalso be evident that by constructing the suit in this manner, onesize'suit may serve forparties of various he suit is also provided withsure means such as the fastener shown in the drawings by the numeral 11.The front of the suit is provided with an inner member 12 also dividedand provided with fastener 13 and a tongue 14: is secured by itsopposite edges to the inner member 12 along the divided portion of thesame to prevent water from reaching the wearer of the suit. Between theseparable closures 11 and 13 is positioned an inflated chest member 15having a Suitable valve 16 for connection with a pump or the like. Theneck of the suit is also provided with an interior inflatable member 17having a projecting valve 18 similar-to the valve 16, whereby the suitmay be readily tightened around the neck of the wearer. The. entire suitis provided with a lining 19 of any suitable material to protect thewearer of the suit from the effects of the cold water.

Suitable belt supportingstraps20 are sebody of the suit to support alife belt 21 around 'the waist of the life belt being fastened in theusual manner, as shown at 22. Y

From the'foregoing, it will'be readily apparent that this suit may bereadily secured upon a party about to enter the. water and any partywearing this suit'will be able to remain in the water an indefinitenumber of hours. It will therefore be seen that this suit is especiallyadapted for use as alife- 5 enlarged at their Patented Apr. 3, 1917. I

leg portions of the a separate 2 wearer, as shown in 1, the

saving suit to be carried upon a. vessel and tions terminatingrespectively in integral gloves and feet covering, each of said legportions being divided longitudinally and having secured to the edges ofsaid division to prevent the entrance of water thereinto a flexibletongue, lacing means for drawing the edges of said divided portionstogether, a division extending from the ulist line of the suit upwardlyto the neck at the front thereof having a flexible tongue on the innerside secured at its edges to the edges of said opening closure means forsaid divided portion and inflatable members within the suit at the neckthereof.

2. A life saving suit comprising a body portion, integral arm portionshaving integral gloves at the extremities thereof, leg portions havingenlargements on the ends to receive the feet of the wearer, said suitbeing divided at the front from Waist line upwardly to the neck, closuremembers on the edges of said division to secure the same together, aninner member secured at its ends to the body portion in rear of thedivision formed therethrough, said inner member being also verticallydivided and having fastening members on the edges thereof. a flexibletongue secured-"at its edges to the edges of said inner member toprevent the passage of water into said suit, an inflatable "memberbetween the front of the suit and the inner member, and an inflatablemember encircling the neck of the suit.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. CARL B. CHEEK. Witnesses C. C. SAUNDERS, EDWIN CARNns.

